I. adjectiveEtymology: Philippe de Valois (Philip VI of France)Date: 1883
of or relating to the French royal house that ruled from 1328 to 1589
II. geographical name
medieval county & duchy N France in NE Île-de-France capital Crépy-en-Valois

Valois — /vann lwann / for 1, 3; /val wah/ for 2, n. 1. a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589. 2. Dame Ninette de /ni net /. See de Valois, Dame Ninette. 3. a county in the Île de France, which became united to the French… … Universalium